St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-28

fifty or sixty thousand people go through
these motions and make this remark at the
same time. within space no larger than
Carnival park, it means something, and the
hum last night almost drowned out the
brass band that was making the interior
walls of the palace ring with Hail Column
bia" and 1.-The Star Spangled Banner"
When the feet of about everyone in the
park had got pretty well chilled through,
the band struck up The Flowers That
Bloom in the Spring, Tra-la," and
several cheers went up from such
portions of it as could hear the music.
Then there was a laugh from all around.
On the whole it was coed natured crowd
that waited. At q little after $50 O'Clock
big red vapor arose from down toward the
city and a big shout from al! who saw it in
the palace grounds announced that the Fire
King was coming. Again the red light
glowed up in the darkness. little nearer
this time, and the crowd again cheered.
The band in the rosy home of the Ice King
stopped playing, and from far down over
| the crowd. beyond the great ice gate. and
off in the darkness were heard Shrlll blasts
Of bugeS that sounded as welcome to the
crowd as the pipes that are said to have
played at Lucknow, for the crowd knew
| the long wait was ended and that
| the fray would soon begin. The approach
of the Fire King was a spectacle Of the
evening, and it was hard to clear a
| space through the crowd for the conquering
monarch to enter the palace grounds.
| Cheer after cheer went up as the buglers,
! followed by the escort to the king, entered
the grounds. and the night was wild with
| the din. The big electric lights that had
been going all the evening up to the time
of the approach of the king went out sud
denly, and the grounds were dark except for
| the CLEAN from the Illuminated palace and
the torches. No king ever rode more
proudly in his chariot than did the gallant
DR.. Ames, who sat within the blood-red
vehicle and was hailed as the FIRE King.
! The troops were posted about the castle of
Borealis without delay, and when the mar
tial music stopped, report, as if from a
muSket, was
THE BATTLE SIGNAL.
| Then followed most brilliant spectacle.
! Instantly the opposing forces began shoot
ing missiles that cut curves of light across
the sky and ended in glowing spark.
| When the signal was given the entire line
Of the assault was ready and the attack
was made from all around the structure al
most at the same instant. The display
from the party making the onslaught was
magnificent. and for few moments the
fire was not returned. Then the Ice Kings
forces began to reply. Col. Robertson is a
most able chief of ordnance for Borealis,
and he took good care yesterday to lay in a
stock that would at least strike
amazement to the hearts of all beholders
if it did not hold out against the lombard
ment of the Fire Kings forces. The dis
play from the castle was more grand than
at the last storming. On the outer walls
and buttreSseS of the palace had been placed
bombeteS which spouted up great bouquets
| of fire, in green ami blush cOlOrS that
looked like sprays of Illuminated moss as
they rose and fell in graceful fiery curves.
The great mortarS that sent bombs that
went hundreds of feet into the air and then
burst i'll clouds of rainbow-colored sparks,
were at the several corners. and at intervals
bespangled the sky with sparks. Nests OF
dragons were fired from other mortars.
They darted upward like serpents of fire,
rushing hither and thither with kissing
motion, and then went out with
Ia crack like pistol shot.
These and the bouquets were new features
and both were as beautiful as they were
novel Over the entrances to the palace
was the word ''Borealis," that burned with
al Dllllldllb Ill lGtOClo tillGC ICCJ uiSL
during the bombardment and went out only
when the monarch acknowledged his de-
feat. The smoke from the fires poureC
from the towers and the incessant firing
from without made such a smndge that the
great structure was almost concealed. While
all about the sky was bright with rainbows
The last act was the most novel and mos
beautiful. When the ammunition of the
attacking force was dying out sparks were
seen to glow against the walls of the main
tower and run upward in ZigZag course.
toward the top. No sooner was the SUNNI
reached than lines of fire darted across
the top of the whole main turret. Larg
pieces of fire works had been placed ther
containing $50 pounds of powder each
These burned most brilliantly. sending u
clouds of fire and sparks that fell like
cascade of flame around the eight sides o.
the turret and almost concealed the struct
ure. The palace had the appearance o
burning. as if Borealis, conscious that hi
castle must CO. had applied the match tina
? its walls might welcome the fiery monarc
| with the element of the realm from whic
/ he came.
Then the crowd moved back. 1t file
the streets, for the sidewalks were no
large enough to hold it. Like an army tn
E crowd surged back to the city. every on
satisfied and speaking the praises of th
spectacle of the storming of the palace.